Friday Meals Bites: Little Rock closing, Sweetgreen opens subsequent month, Resch’s is increasing

Picture courtesy of Little Rock Bar on Facebook

There’s at all times rather a lot taking place within the Columbus restaurant world! Right here’s the most recent:

• Quinn Fallon, proprietor of Little Rock Bar in Italian Village, introduced that he’s offered the bar and it will likely be closing after Aug. 18. Fallon has run the neighborhood favourite for 11 years; he mentioned he does have consumers for the bar who will make some changes however in any other case maintain it operating.
• This weekend is final name for Pretentious Barrel House. The sour-focused brewery at 745 Taylor Ave. is closing on Sunday, Aug. 11.
• The Los Angeles-based eatery Sweetgreen will open its first Columbus location subsequent month at 700 N. Excessive St. within the Quick North. The chain, which began in 2007 and now options greater than 230 areas nationwide, is thought for its menu of seasonal salads, protein plates, heat bowls, and sides. A precise opening date hasn’t been introduced but.
• The Kape Coffee pop-up discovered its newest house this week, contained in the taproom at Wolf’s Ridge Brewing (159 E. Hickory St.) downtown! Its hours shall be Wednesday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Resch’s Bakery has been within the information recently with the announcement that its including a second location and transferring its manufacturing to 150 N. Hamilton Rd. in Gahanna. The bakery has been a staple on East Livingston Avenue since 1912.
• Basil Thai introduced this week that it has returned for delivery service through DoorDash, based mostly out of its former location at 460 S. Entrance St. within the Brewery District.
• Talking of that Brewery District deal with, Smash Buddies opened its first brick and mortar there this week. The smashburger-focused truck has been serving round Ohio for the previous 12 months.
• Michelle Kozak, proprietor of Patisserie Lallier, introduced a brand new pilot program for an indoor Grandview Heights Farmers Market, beginning this October. Functions at the moment are open for the market, which is able to run one Sunday a month, October to April, at Larson Center Faculty.
• Weiland’s Market introduced final week that it’s bringing again its standard Party in the Parking Lot on Saturday Aug. 24. The occasion incorporates a grill-out, dwell music, native beers, child’s actions, and extra.
• This Sunday, Aug. 11 is the following Sunday Fundays in Previous Worthington. The theme is End of Summer Fair, with honest meals from native eating places, video games, dwell music, and extra. Yours really shall be grilling sizzling canines on the village inexperienced!

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